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BIOGRAPHICAL.
David V. Bell, second son of George and Asenath (Clapp) Bell, was born in Cuyahoga Co., O., Jan. 10, 1842, of Irish and English ancestry. His first occupation was sailing on the lakes two years. He next worked on the Ohio canal five or six years. In the fall of 1860 he engaged in farming, at which he continued until Aug. 12, 1861, when he enlisted at Cleveland, O., in Co. B, 2d O. Cav., under Capt. Smith, and served in the Western army. He was dis- charged Dec. 12, 1865, and returned to Olio, and the following spring he came to Chapin tp. and bought 80 acres of land on sec. 35, 70 of which are under cultivation. He was married in Chapin tp., Dec. 25, 1867, to Calista A., danghter of Steward and Margaret (Bonsteel) Thompson, born in Summit Co., O., Aug. 2, 1848. They have 6 children, all born in Chapin tp .- Charles H., born March 30, 1870; Ella M., born Dec. 10, 1871; Daisy A., born Oct. 21, 1874; George S., born July 26, 1876; Clyde H., born July 6, 1878, and James C., born Jan. 29, 1881. Mr. Bell has been Commissioner one year, Justice of the Peace six years, and · School Superintendent one year. Himself and wife are members of the Disciples of Christ.
Ferdinand F. Smith, third son of John B. and Annie (Hardy) Smith, was born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., May 6, 1813, of English and German ancestry. When four years of age his parents moved to Sussex Co., N. J., where they remained until he was 20 years of age, when he removed to Niagara Co., N. Y., and remained until the summer of 1857. He then removed to Inghamn Co., Mich .. where he resided nntil 1864, when he came to Chapin tp. and purchased 360 acres of land ou secs. 13 and 14. He was married in Niagara Co., N. Y., May 11, 1843, to Clarissa, daughter of Timothy and Polly (Kinney) Baird, born in Niagara Co., N. Y. They liave 2 children, born in Niagara Co .- Gilbert A. and Will- iam J. Mr. Smith has been Township Treasurer three years and Justice of the Peace 11 years. He was burned out in 1871, loss estimated at $2,000. Mr. Smith and wife are connected with the United Brethren Church and he is a Democrat.
William B. Taylor, second son of Joseph G. and Almira (Brundage) Taylor, was born in Adams Co., Ind., Sept. 12, 1841. His father was born June 25, 1812, of English and German ancestry. His mother was born in New York Dec. 23, 1807. When six months old his parents removed to Yates connty, and then to Che- mung county, where they resided nntil he was 11 years of age. In the summer of 1855 he came with parents to Chapin tp. He purchased 40 acres of land on sec. 14, since when he has purchased 40 acres
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adjoining, 30 of which are under cultivation. He was married in Chapin tp., Dec. 3, 1865, to Sarah E., daughter of James and Aurora S. (Rising) Hervey, born at Manchester, Vt., July 9, 1850. They have 4 children, born in Chapin tp .- Ida M., born Sept. 10, 1866; William B., born June 29, 1871; Charles C., born Dec. 11, 1874, and Maude, born Aug. 11, 1877. In politics Mr. Taylor is a Republican and himself and wife are members of the Disciple Church. At the time of the Chicago fire he lost $500 worth of farming tools, buildings, etc. Joseph G. Taylor, his father, has 40 acres of land, on sec. 1.
CHESANING TOWNSHIP.
In 1847 congressional township 9 nortlı, ranges 1, 2, 3 and + east, was organized as one township by the board of Supervisors of Saginaw county, and named Northampton township. The first election was held in April of that year, at which time Wm. Smith was elected Supervisor and Justice of the Peace; Rufus P. Mason, Clerk; and L. Stevens, Treasurer. In 1853 the name of the town- ship of Northampton was changed to "Chesaning," an Indian word signifying "Big Rock." Jan. 10, 1856, township 9 north, ranges 1 and 2 east, was set of by the Board of - Supervisors and called Brady township, and Jan. 1, 1857, township 9 north, range 4 east, was set off and named Maple Grove township. So that now the territory comprising Chesaning township is six miles square, excepting the west three-quarters of sections 30 and 31, which was set off to Brady township, and described on the map as township 9 north, range 3 east.
The general surface of the land comprising Chesaning town- ship is undulating. The soil in most parts is a gravelly, sandy loam, with small patches of a clayey loam scattered here and there. The lands of the township are very fertile, and well adapted to the raising of wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, etc., as is well attested by the account given elsewhere of its agricultural productions. Its farms are well drained by the pass- age through its entire length of the beautiful and rapid Shiawassee river, which enters its southwestern corner at section 31, from which point it sweeps in a northeasterly direction to the center of the town- ship; thence north and leaving the township on its northern border through section 3. This river also furnishes valuable water-power privileges.
The township is also traversed by several smaller 'streams both east and west of the Shiawassee. This section, previous to its set- tlement by white men, was densely covered by timber of different kinds; nearly every foot of its territory, except a few Indian-corn fields, being shaded by beech, maple, oak, black walnut, butternut, in the bottom lands, while on the uplands and along the margins of the streams were clustered the stately pine.
The " Big Rock " Indian reservations, amounting to 15,000 acres, were located in this township, and embraced some of its most fertile portion. By a treaty made with the Chippewa Indians, this land came into the market in 1841. It was stipulated that the land should not be sold for less than $5.00 per acre. The sales were to be made by auction, and the proceeds, after taking out Government expenses in selling the lands, were to be given to the Indians.
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Among the first white men to profit by this land coming into the market, and the first settlers in the limits of what is now known as Chesaning township, was Geo. W. Chapman, his brother Well- ington Chapman and Rufus P. Mason. The Chapman brothers, on Oct. 18, 1841, entered land on sections 9, 16, 18 and 21, and R. P. Mason, Nov. 26, 1841, entered land on sections 9, 21 and 2$.
The Chapman brothers returned to their home in Massachusetts the same fall, and the following spring, accompanied by their families and their uncle, Wm. Smith, and his family, returned and settled upon their new lands; Wellington Chapman on the south- east one-quarter of section 16, and his brother Geo. W. on the northeast one-quarter of section 21.
It was evident that both of these locations had been a favorite one to the aborigines, from the traces and relics left behind them, that are still occasionally found in the shape of weapons, ornaments of silver, burial places, etc. On section 21 was an Indian apple- orchard of some 25 trees, estimated in 1841 to be SO years old; while on section 16, where there was an Indian corn-field, it was thought from what could be learned from the Indians at that time, through tradition, that the field had been cultivated for the same purpose nearly 150 years. There was about 100 acres of land of this description in the township in 1841.
Among the pioneers that settled in this township in 1842 may be mentioned the names of Geo. W. Chapman and wife, with three children; Wellington Chapman, his wife and one child; Wm. Smith, his wife and seven children, and R. P. Mason-all from Massachusetts; Mr. Wright and family, from Pennsylvania; Benj. North, John M. Watkins, Jolın Ferguson and a few others, and soon afterward James Fuller. In 1845 Asahel Parks, wife and family of seven children, settled on sections 1 and 12 north. Mr. Watkins im- mediately erected a saw-mill, completing the same in 1842. This was the first saw-mill.
This mill was afterward purchased by R. P. Mason and O. S. Chapman (the latter a non-resident), under the firm name of Mason & Chapman. They added machinery and apparatus for what was called a "pocket-mill " for " cracking corn," and doing custom grinding. This was in 1846, and the first grist-mill in the town- ship, the settlers previous to this being obliged to go either to Owosso or Saginaw to get their corn or wheat made into meal or flour. The site of this old mill is now. occupied by the Chesaning Merchant and Custom Mill in Chesaning village. The first frame building that was projected for a dwelling-house in the township. was a one-story affair and owned by Marion Secord. It was never finished, but roughly boarded over, and occupied. In this house was the first wedding, " the high contracting parties " being John Pitts and Miss Sarah Ann Fridig. The first birth in the township was in May, 1842, being a daughter to Silas Parks. The first male child born was Albert Chapman, son of Wellington Chapman, Aug. 28, 1842. The first death was a Mr. Sawyer ; he was buried
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on the southeast quarter of section 16. The first white man to hold the plow and thus prepare the ground for seeding was Wellington Chapman, in 1842, on his own land on the southeast quarter of section 16, on part of the old Indian eorn-field. Here he and his brother, G. W. Chapman, planted seven aeres to eorn and two aeres to potatoes. Along the road on this same land the first board fence built in the township was put up in 1843, and is still standing, in a good state of preservation. The first frame barn in the seetion was also built on this place that year. The first frame building erected and completed in the township was built in 1842 by North and Watkins, just back of bloek 16, in Chesaning village, on the bank of the river. This was afterward occupied by R. P. Mason, where he opened the first store and stoek of goods kept in the settlement. The first sehool taught in the township was by Miss Eliza Ann Smith, daughter of William Smith. This was in 1844, 11 sehiolars attending. It was a subseription sehool, and kept in what is now Chesaning village, on the east side of the river, in a rough board shanty. R. P. Mason and G. W. Chapman, in 1845-'6, built a small frame house on lot 2, bloek 18, Chiesaning village, and presented the same to the district to be used for sehool purposes ; this was the first regular school-house. The first teacher in this building was Caroline Barnes. The building is still standing and used as a dwelling, moved to another site. The second frame dwelling in the township was built by Wellington Chapman in the southeast quarter of seetion 9. It is still standing and occupied by Mr. Chapman, though extensive additions have sinee been made to it. Adjoining this house still stands the see- ond frame barn ever built in the township.
For a long time during certain seasons of the year, especially spring, the only means by which the settlers could reach the outside world was by eanoe or boat on the Shawassee river, taking one day to go to Saginaw City, the county-seat, and two days to return ; while to get to Owosso they were obliged to use the same means of eonreyence as at first. They made frequent visits to these places after supplies, and to have their grain made into flour and meal ; many mishaps occurred, such as the upsetting of their boats and a consequent loss. Judge William Smith, the first supervisor, was obliged to use this means of eonveyanee to make his regular official trips to the county-seat.
Game was very abundant, and consisted of deer, bear, wild fowls of various kinds, wolves. panthers, wild eats, foxes, ete. Bear meat and venison, that are now becoming such luxuries, were. then the most eonnon food to graee the pioneer's table ; while now it is somewhat a rarity to meet with either of the above-named animals in this vieinity, though oeeasionally a bear appears, as, in 1876. William Smith, jr., being in a field baek of his father's house, espied a large black bear on the opposite side of the river. He ran to the house after his rifle. It was the first bear he had ever seen running wild, and he was so exeited that he could not answer the family's questions as to what he was going to do,
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although he was an old soldier, and had been in many battles of the Rebellion. Still he had what is called the "buck fever," or what might be so called if it had been a deer. As soon as he came in shooting distance, he blazed away three times while the bear was living, and twice more, probably, after the bear was dead ; and lie now has the skin as a trophy.
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
In this township outside of the village of Chesaning are pro- vided eight framne school-houses, valned with their furniture at $4,700. During the school year ending Sept. 6, 1880, 310 scholars were in regular attendance. To instruct these pupils six male teachers were employed, averaging three and one-third months each, and to whom was paid $551, and 11 female teachers, who averaged three and four-tenths months each, their combined sal- aries amounting to $779. Libraries furnished the different dis- tricts amount in all to 124 vols.
AGRICULTURAL.
The number of acres of land in the township is 22,080. Of this 5,650 acres are improved and divided among 200 different farms. In the year 1880 there were harvested 1,604 acres of wheat, 1,063 acres of corn, 421 acres of oats, and 944 acres of hay. The above yielded 25,543 bushels of wheat, 59,015 bushels of corn, 12,431 bushels of oats, and 1,328 tons of hay, while the crop of potatoes amounted to 14,215 bushels. The total valuation of real estate is $690,900, and of personal property $78,220. As will be seen from the above figures, the average yield is very creditable, and con - pares favorably with that of any section of the country.
MINERALS, MINES, ETC.
Underlying the surface, coal has been known to exist. It crops out in various places, but has never been fully developed. Mr. Wellington Chapman, from a vein on his farm obtained several wagon loads. It being but a three foot vein, and "dipping" so ab- ruptly, it was not found profitable to work, at least while fuel of other kinds was in such abundance. Traces of copper have also been found to a very limited extent. From the best authority this township is also in the great " salt basin" of the Saginaw Valley, but until recently nothing has been done to develop its resources in that direction. The present year Messrs. Green and Gould are putting down wells and will doubtless at no distant day have the Chesaning Salt Works in full running order.
RAILROADS.
The township has but one railroad, The Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw. It was completed in 1867. The railroad enters the
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township goin g northeast at the northwest corner of sec. 31, pass - ing in a northeasterly direction to Chesaning village, thence north through sections 9 and 4 and passing out of its northern border.
The proprietors of this road had their plans made for running the line three miles west of Chesaning village, and had it not been for the efforts of one of Chesaning's pioneers, Geo. W. Chapman, this no doubt would have been done, and Chesaning left ont, so to speak, in the cold. Mr. Chapman, realizing the benefit that would accrue to the village and township by having the depot at Chesa- ning village, immediately took active measures to secure it. Being an old railroad man and acquainted with the projectors of the road, especially O. M. Barnes, he secured an agreement from thien to the effect that if the village would pay a bonus of $18,000 they would run the line there and they could have the depot. Mr. Chapman took the matter in hand, the money was soon raised, and thus Chesaning village secured a railroad through its limits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The grist-mill at Havana has two run of stone; is owned by Mrs. Parshall, and operated by James Latta, at this place. The head of water is eight feet.
The population of the the township in 1880 was 2,059.
TOWNSILIP OFFICIALS.
SUPERVISORS.
Wm. Smith.
1847-'9
R. W. Andrus. 1868-'72
John W. Turner. .1850.'3
James L. Helm. 1872
James C. Fuller.
1854-5
S. C. Goodale .. 1873
John W. Turner. 1856
W. H. Niver, jr 1874-'6
R. W. Andrus.
1857
J. W. Manning 1877-8
J. W. Turner
1858
T. L. Green. 1879-'80
R. W. Andrus.
1859-'66
A. D. Agnew .1881
CLERKS.
R. P. Mason . 1847-9
O. C. Smith 1861-'2
Samuel Church 1863
David Dresser
1851
O. J. Dayton. 1864-'6
J. B. Terry. 1852
Wm. H. Niver. 1867
Daniel Pierce 1853
Wm. H. Niver jr. 1868-'72
Wm. P. Allen. 1854
H. J Hopkins 1874-'5 ·
Anson Sheldon 1855-'6
C. C. Tubbs. .1876-'8
James Allen. . 1857
C. W. Hopkins 1879
Robert Clark.
1858
C. C. Tubbs. 1880
Orson J. Dayton
1859
. R. P. Mason
1860
C. W. Hopkins. 1881
A. Crofoot.
1867
James B. Terry. 1:50
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
W. M. Smith 1847-9
L. L. Homer 1864
B. E. Crandall. 1850
Geo. Rogers. 1866
D. Dresser. 1851
Wm. P. Allen 1867
R. P. Mason. 1851
H. W. Parker. 1868
J. Hetherington 1852
J. W. Jones. . 1869
J. W. Turner. 1853
Ira W. La Munyon. 1870
Richard Walsh. .1853
J B. Griswold. 18:0
J. F. Coy. 1854
J T. Gleason. 1871
Jolın Pitts 1854
W. P Dredge. 1872
David Dresser. 1855
Jesse L. Fisher.
1855
A S Mallory 1873
T. Stewart. 1856
A. Crofoot. . 1874
H. W. Felt 1856
P. C. Simonds. 1875
J. W. Turner 1857
T. E. W. Adams.
1875
Geo. L. Davis .. 1857
W. P. Dredge 1876
Walter Burrows.
1858
D. W. Davidson
1858
Garret Post .. 1877
R. W. Andrus
1859
A. L. Gilbert. 1877
Wm. Niver
1859
J. C. Fisher. 1878
J. H. Parshall
1860
R. W. Crofoot. 1879
A. Sheldon. 1861
S. C. Goodale. 1879
G. Rogers. .1862
J. B. Griswold. 1880
J. C. Goodale. 1862
Nathan R. Jersey 1881
Samuel Church. 1863
James Miller
1864
TREASURERS.
L. Stevens. 1847-'9
A. Crofoot .. 1864
John B. Griswold.
1850-'1
J. G McCormick. 1865
J. L. Fisher.
1852-'3
J. M Jones. 1866-'9
J. B. Griswold. 1854-'6
G. L. Chapman .1870-'3
A. Crofoot .. 1857
T. L. Green. .1874-'8
Henry Bently 1858
W. H. Niver,jr 1879
T. Stewart. . .
1859-'61
E. Wierman. 1880
G. L. Chapman.
1862-'3
Cyrus C. Tubbs 1881
The township records pertaining to the first few years after the organization of Northampton (now Chesaning) were destroyed. The organization of this township is noticed in the "county " his- tory in this volume.
CHESANING VILLAGE.
The beautiful village of Chesaning is situated near the center of the township, is 21 miles by railroad from the county-seat, and 14 miles north of Owosso. It contains a population of nearly 900. Chesaning is located in the center of the "Big-Rock" reservation, so called from a large rock around which many an Indian council was held, that lies about one-half mile east of the village without any other stone of large size in the vicinity. The Shiawassee river, with bold banks at this point, 15 to 40 feet high, runs through the village from south to north, dividing it into nearly equal parts, and furnishing valuable water-power. Its bluffs on either side are dotted with the dwellings and places of business of its residents.
W. E. Pratt. 1872
S. C. Goodale. 1876
Wm. L. Blakslee. 1881
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CHIESANING TOWNSHIP.
Through its western limits passes the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad. Here also is located the railroad passenger and freight depots, where was shipped, in 1880, 6,113,922 pounds of freight; and there was received during the same year 2,492,369 pounds. This is the most important railroad shipping point in the county, outside of the cities of Saginaw and East Saginaw.
The survey for the first village plot was made in 1851, and put on record June 25 of the same year. The surveyor was Andrew Huggins. The owners and proprietors of the land were Rufus P. Mason and O. S. Chapman. The last-named being a non-resident, it was under the management of R. P. Mason. Its neat and attractive dwellings are mostly frame buildings, and are sur- rounded by large and well-kept grounds.
The village was incorporated in 1869, and includes all of section 16. the south half of section 9, east half of section 17, west half of section 5, the southeast quarter of section 8, and the southwest quarter of section 10, comprising in all 1,920 acres.
The first charter election was held April 12, 1869, and resulted in the following named officers being elected: President, Rufus P. Mason; Trustees, Henry J. Bently, Henry McCormick, James C. Goodale, N. R. Jersey, O. F. Walker and James L. Helm.
April 19, the Board held their first meeting and appointed T. L. Green, Clerk; J. B. Griswold, Treasurer; Anson Sheldon, Asses- sor: S. C. Goodale, Marshal; Andrew Crofoot, J. J. Austin, Fire Wardens.
RELIGIOUS.
From a very early period the township has been well supplied by ministers of the gospel. The Methodists were the first to hold meetings; the Presbyterians next, led by Rev. Goodale, the Bap- tists following soon after. There are now three church edifices in the township, all being located in Chesaning village and built in tlie order named:
Methodist .- This society held religious meetings at irregular in- tervals from the very earliest settlement of the township, the gatherings being principally in private houses. The earliest preacher to preside at these meetings was a Rev. Mr. Glass, ot Shiawassee Co. Among the early pioneer members of this society were Watters Burrows and his wife, John B. Griswold and wife, and James C. Fuller and wife. Among the early preachers were Rev. F. A. Blades and Rev. Mr. Glass. In 1856 a famous revival was held by an evangelist by the name of Wells. During this meeting some 80 converts were made. Immediately following this the conference sent Rev. S. P. Murch to supply thie pulpit. He was the first resident pastor sent by the conference. In 1864, the congregation having largely increased in numbers, a subscrip- tion was started for the purpose of raising sufficient funds to erect a house of worship, they up to this time having held meetings in
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private houses, school-houses, etc. The subscription was started by Mr. R. P. Mason for $400; G. W. Chapman, $100; and by numerous other parties for different amounts. A site for the building was donated by O. S. Chapman and work was vigorously begun on the same. It was completed and dedicated in 1869, at a cost of $3,100. It is a frame structure 36x65 feet, and has a seating capacity of 300.
The church is now out of debt, and has a membership of 110. The Sunday-school is in a prosperous condition, and has an attendance of 150 scholars, for whose use a good library is sup- plied.
The present pastor is Rev. J. Frazer, who is also superintendent of Sunday-school.
The first class organized was in 1854, by John Levington. The members of the class were William Smith and wife, Lyman Stevens, B. S. Badgley, James Allen and W. H. Niver.
NAMES OF PASTORS.
1853, F. A. Blades,
1864, C. W. Austin,
1853, Glass,
1866, A. B. Clough,
1854, John Livingston,
1869, H. W. Hieks,
1855, J. M. Arnold,
1871, W. E. Dunning,
1856, S. P. Mureh,
1873, J. T. Hankinson,
1858, E. B. Prindle,
1874, F. W. May,
1859, Silliman,
1874, O. W. Mott,
1860, Britten,
1876, J. H. MeIntosh,
1861, J. B. Russell,
1878, C. Kollorman,
1862, J. T. Hankinson,
1880, J. Frazer.
1863, W. H. Benton,
Baptist Church .- Previous to 1854 some few Christians of this denomination had settled in this township, and meetings had been held. In the year above given an organization had been perfected, and meetings held at intervals in various places, but owing to imperfect records much has been lost of the history of those meetings.
In June, 1878, Elder E. B. Edmonds organized a Baptist confer- ence at Chesaning village. The constituent members were Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Brainard, Warren Brainard, Deacon Brainard and wife, Deacon W. L. Blakslee and wife, Volney Ketchum and wife, Mr. Ellis and wife, Mrs. Hill, Miss Kellogg, Mrs. E. B. Fletcher, John Clement and others, amounting in all to about 21. The society now numbers some 28 members, and is steadily growing. Connected with the Church is a Sunday-school of 60 scholars. Rev. Jolın McLane, present minister.
This is what is called a mission point in the Baptist Church, the society at Chesaning village, owing to the limited membership, being aided by the Home Mission in meeting the expenses of the Church organization. They have no church building, and hold regular services in the German Evangelical church.
The society owns a parsonage, valued at $800, and also a lot on which they intend erecting a church building at no distant day.
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Evangelical Church .- Organized 1871, with a membership of 18 ; the first pastor was a Rev. Mr. Ream. The congregation held meetings in a rented hall until 1877, when they erected a church edifice on block 17, lot 10, Chesaning village, at a cost of $2,100. It is a neat and substantial frame building, 34x40 feet. The church was built principally through the exertions of one of its most active members, Mr. C. Moessner, who not only gave $200 toward the same, but spent much time in supervising the work, raising subscriptions, etc. John Knut subscribed $100, and other parties lesser amounts.
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